Dear Faculty, Students, Staff, Alumni, and Friends of Carolina:

The Chancellor’s Task Force on Intellectual Climate has now completed and submitted its report. The report culminates a year-long effort by nearly 100 members of the University community to determine how we can create an even more effective campus learni ng environment. A copy of the report, complete with executive summary, is available on the University’s Internet Home Page (http://www.unc.edu). Hard copies of the report can be found at the Office of Student Government, the Office of the Chancellor, an d the Undergraduate, Health Sciences, Law and Davis libraries. Deans, directors, department heads, and student leaders will receive copies in the mail.

The report challenges all of us to define and achieve a higher standard of academic excellence and to make Carolina the leader and model for public higher education in the 21st century. It offers specific and well-reasoned recommendations on how to raise the quality of student-faculty interaction both in and outside the classroom, how to increase their constructive involvement in the community, and how to build a fuller sense of intellectual engagement among all members of the University community. We u rge you to read it, discuss it with your associates and friends, and consider ways to promote its effective implementation.

Finally, we offer our deep appreciation to members of the Task Force and its subcommittees for their hard work and creative contributions.

 

Michael Hooker Chancellor

Pete Andrews Chair of the Faculty

Mo Nathan President of the Student Body

REPORT OF THE CHANCELLOR'S TASK FORCE ON INTELLECTUAL CLIMATE